You and your friend ordered a 12 inch pizza to split for lunch. How many square inches of pizza do you each get to eat? Round answer to 2 decimal places.
37.68 square inches
Nope.
Area = pi * r^2
A = 3.14 * 6^2
A = ?
Divide the total area by 2.
To find out how many square inches of pizza you and your friend each get to eat, follow these steps:
1. Start with the diameter of the pizza, which is 12 inches. The diameter is the distance across the pizza, going through the center.
2. Use the formula to calculate the area of a circle: A = π * r^2. In this case, we need the radius (r), which is half of the diameter. So, r = 12 / 2 = 6 inches.
3. Plug the value of the radius into the formula and calculate the area of the pizza: A = π * 6^2 = π * 36 ≈ 113.10 square inches (rounded to 2 decimal places).
4. Since you and your friend are splitting the pizza, divide the total area by 2: 113.10 / 2 = 56.55 square inches per person (rounded to 2 decimal places).
Therefore, you and your friend each get to eat approximately 56.55 square inches of pizza.